Engineering Grading System at Devexperts

At Devexperts, we use the Grading System which:

• Synchronizes engineering grades across the company,
• Makes career levels transparent,
• Specifies our expectations from engineering managers and individual contributors (engineers).

Here are some basic principles we follow:

• Prove your skills first to get an upgrade.
• Your hard skills set does not guarantee your level upgrade. Your impact on the project plays a much bigger role.
• Different levels require different balances between skills.
• No level downgrades.
• It's an Employee's responsibility to showcase their achievements.
• The best upgrade is the one that's evident to everyone.
• Levels are cumulative. Each subsequent level incorporates the previous ones.
• Ideally, the grading documentation should be reviewed more than once a year through recurrent one-on-ones.

The levels we use

There are 7 grade levels for Engineers (E1 - E7) and 3 grade levels for Engineering Managers (EM1 - EM3):

These tracks are not dead ends. We offer a range of customized career development options to help you achieve your goals.

Grading System for Engineers

For Engineering Grades, there are the following main sections:

• Overview and regular tasks (the most important part) – "What do I usually do?",
• Am I doing good? - "What is my progress towards the next grade?",
• Technical skills - "Does my tech knowledge comply with this grade?",
• Behavior to pursue - "What are my soft skills?",
• Behavior to avoid - "What I'd better not do?"
• Extras - "What are my English level, nice-to-have skills, and activities?"

Engineers Levels

• Intern E1
• Junior E2
• Middle E3
• Middle E4
• Middle E5
• Senior E6
• Lead E7

Grading System for Engineering Managers

For Engineering Managers' Grades, there are the following main sections:

• Overview and regular tasks (the most important part) - "What is my level of responsibility?",
• People management - "How do I work with people inside and outside my team?",
• Project / Product development - "What is my impact?"
• Knowledge sharing - "How did I organize the knowledge exchange inside and outside the team?"
• English language level

Engineering Managers Levels

• EM1
• EM2
• EM3

What to read next?

• How to Use Grading System for Engineers
• How to Use Grading System for Engineering Managers
• FAQ

License and Copyright

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